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Is there somewhere to subscribe to be notified when UTM to XG migration tools are available?

rosskinard

Curious if there is any timeframe for the tools to migrate a current UTM 9 Home configuration to XG Home. I have acquired the XG Home license, but my setup is way too complex to try and reconstruct manually.

The FAQs say mid-2016 for the tools to upgrade a UTM 9.4 config to XG, so hopefully it is close. Currently on UTM firmware version 9.402-7

I plan to create a VM of the XG system to experiment with...I've read mixed reviews about the XG system, but I mainly need to 50 IP limit to go away. I have quite a few IP cameras, Android and Apple tablets and Arduino devices with either ethernet or wifi that all tie together in my home automation system.

I'm not a business, but as a tech geek I do actually have more IP devices than the license will allow. I have a small domain I use to teach myself more AD stuff and ESXi/vSphere in my quest for better paying employment, Raspberry Pi Plex clients on the TVs, etc.

Any info is appreciated....

Thanks

Ross



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    Hi Ross,

    UTM and XG are based on completely different OS platform and a configuration migrating tool will be a wild guess. I will update this post if there is any such possibility in near future. Alongside, renewing license policy to support more than 50 IP addresses is difficult.

    Thanks for your patience.

  • 0 in reply to sachingurung

    Sachin, have plans changed for tools to support migration from UTM to XG? This is from the FAQ page here (https://blogs.sophos.com/2015/11/09/xg-firewall-faq/). Are you saying there will NOT be any tools made available for customers to migrate from UTM 9 to XG?

    What are the various migration phases and tools available?

    In order to make migration as smooth as possible, we are developing a series of migration tools that will be rolled out in phases. Watch the Sophos Blog for migration news, tools, and help, or contact your Sophos Partner.

    Here are the migration phases:

    Migration at Launch: While we strongly encourage existing customers to wait until Phase 1 or 2, early adopters who wish to migrate to XG Firewall following launch can do a manual migration. There will be no migration tools available during this phase so you will be setting up and configuring your XG Firewall from a fresh install.

    Phase 1 Migration: This phase is in planning and we anticipate being able to offer beta migration tools by mid-2016. The process will involve manually taking a backup of your UTM 9 device and uploading it to the Cloud Migration Service for conversion, making necessary adjustments, and then exporting it as a configuration for XG Firewall.

    Phase 2 Migration: This phase is planned to coincide with an update to XG Firewall in mid-2016. UTM 9.4 customers will be able to use an option in Webadmin to initiate a migration using some automation and a less manual process, with options to retain some quarantine items.

    Phase 3 Migration: Later in 2016 we plan to simplify the migration process further with support for multiple device migration and more automation.

  • 0 in reply to NashBrydges

    Thanks for posting this Nash...I havn't had time to look it up again, but this is exactly what I had seen myself. And since UTM has reached version 9.4 now I assumed the tools would be close to their beta release as stated for Phase 2, Mid-2016.

  • 0 in reply to rosskinard

    I'll be the first to admit that I don't believe Sophos can deliver on the timelines they've stated in their FAQ. But I do think that failure to provide migration tools would mean a huge blow to client confidence and the scope of effort required to manually migrate would be pretty considerable. Eventually, UTM 9 is going to go away and sooner or later everyone will need to migrate to XG OS. Failing to facilitate the process would not be a good idea.

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  • 0 in reply to rosskinard

    I'll be the first to admit that I don't believe Sophos can deliver on the timelines they've stated in their FAQ. But I do think that failure to provide migration tools would mean a huge blow to client confidence and the scope of effort required to manually migrate would be pretty considerable. Eventually, UTM 9 is going to go away and sooner or later everyone will need to migrate to XG OS. Failing to facilitate the process would not be a good idea.

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